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Steep Falls vs Porter vs Corinna
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Steep Falls has the highest household income ($80k).
Porter has the most people working from home (15.5%).
Corinna has the most affordable homes ($163k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Steep Falls | Porter | Corinna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,861 |
1,746Lowest |
2,192Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8% ME: +2.6% |
+1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±6.5Highest about the ME average |
40.9±7.9Lowest 9% below ME |
42.6±4.9 5% below ME |
| Steep Falls and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±9.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21%±5 ME: 18.1% |
| Steep Falls and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 9.7%±5.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
19%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Porter and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.5% ME: 36.2% |
14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±3.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Porter and Steep Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,280±$33kHighest 7% above ME |
$60,417±$9k 19% below ME |
$56,547±$12kLowest 24% below ME |
| Steep Falls and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $243,400±$31kHighest 18% below ME |
$226,100±$20k 24% below ME |
$163,200±$25kLowest 45% below ME |
| Steep Falls and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,516±$1kHighest 33% above ME |
— | $938±$599Lowest 18% below ME |
| Steep Falls and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,273Highest 8% above ME |
$1,841 39% below ME |
$1,565Lowest 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.4%±36.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
43.9%±8.7 ME: 48.4% |
43.4%±27Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Steep Falls and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.8% ME: 10.7% |
17.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 25% above ME |
32 minHighest 30% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 4%±4.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.5%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
13%±6 ME: 15.9% |
| Porter and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.